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WBD & Liberty Global reportedly eyeing $1.26bn All3Media sale
All3Media, the UK production giant behind titles such as The Traitors and Three Identical Strangers,…
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Universal Studio Group hires Focus Features exec to lead strategy team
Universal Studio Group (USG) has appointed Focus Features exec Paul Getto as EVP of strategy…
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Sky Deutschland to drop Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV linear channels
German pay-TV service Sky Deutschland is dropping three linear channels – Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte…
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Canada’s Bell Media acquires stake in ‘Transplant’ indie Sphere Media
Canadian broadcasting giant Bell Media has acquired a minority stake in Montreal-based indie Sphere Media,…
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PBS brings UK drama ‘Marriage’ to North America
PBS Distribution has picked up UK drama Marriage to stream in North America on PBS…
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Clapperboard to adapt ‘Two Foreskins Walked Into A Bar’ podcast
UK scripted label Clapperboard Studios has secured the TV rights to Uncut, an adaptation of…
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Amazon opens ‘The Office’ in Australia on Prime Video
Amazon-owned SVOD Prime Video has ordered an Australian adaptation of BBC Studios scripted comedy format…
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Disney+ details UK & Ireland originals line-up for 2023
Disney+ has confirmed premiere dates for a slew of titles launching exclusively on the Mouse…
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Exclusive: France TV Distribution in the ‘Moods’ for pre-school sales
France TV Distribution has picked up international distribution rights for new pre-school animated series Moods,…
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Max acquires Spanish thriller ‘La Unidad – Kabul’ for US
Newly launched Warner Bros. Discovery combined streamer Max has acquired Spanish thriller series La Unidad…
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NBCU & JioCinema deal brings ‘Young Rock’ & ‘Bel-Air’ to India
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 is continuing to expand its US content offering, after striking a…
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TBI Weekly: Hollywood’s fatal attraction to reboots
Anthony Kimble, co-CEO of Arrested Industries, laments the rise of the reboot and its impact…
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Fremantle merges Nordic labels Monster & Fremantle Norway
Fremantle is to merge two of its Norwegian production companies, Monster and Fremantle Norway, under…
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News round-up: Canal+ Luxembourg picks up Oble dramas; Strong Studios sets ‘Hall Mills Murders’; Alpha TV says “Let’s Make A Deal’
Canal+ Luxembourg picks up Oble dramas Paris based production and distribution outfit Oble has inked…
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AMC scripted co-heads, Emma Miller & Carrie Gillogly, join Netflix
Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly, co-heads of AMC’s scripted team, have both left the US…
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Exclusive: Belinda Menendez on NBCU sales line-up & “creative” FAST deals
As this year’s LA Screenings draws to a close, buyers are preparing to wave a…
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Amazon Prime Video adapts graphic novel ‘Butterfly’ with ‘The Good Doctor’ prodco 3AD
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a six-part drama based on graphic novel Butterfly, from one…
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MGM+ appoints Prime Video exec as global general manager to ‘unify US & international’ streamer
US-based streamer MGM+ has named former Prime Video exec Josh McIvor as its global general…
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Comcast launches Now TV streaming bundle via Xfinity
NBCUniversal parent Comcast is launching Now TV, a new streaming service that includes more than…
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Disney+ Hotstar & BBC Studios India prep mystery drama ‘School Of Lies’
Disney+ Hotstar has linked up with BBC Studios (BBCS) India for its latest drama, this…
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Cineverse reshuffles leadership, with Erick Opeka named president
LA-based distributor and channels operator Cineverse has reshuffled its senior leadership, with an expanded role…
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TF1 names France Télévisions exec to replace drama chief Anne Viau
TF1 Group in France has hired France Télévisions’ acting drama chief Anne Didier to oversee…
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News round-up: Little Dot takes ‘Wombles’ onto social; Beckham’s Studio 99 moved under Authentic label
Little Dot takes Wombles onto social All3Media’s Little Dot Studios is to make social media…
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Amazon’s Freevee brings adult animation ‘Gary And His Demons’ to US
Amazon AVOD service Freevee has picked up Canadian adult animated comedy Gary And His Demons…
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Kino Lorber acquires First Look streamer Topic, forms joint venture
US distribution firm Kino Lorber has acquired a majority stake in First Look Media streamer…
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Sky Studios hires BBC scripted exec Rebecca O’Connor as director of production
Sky Studios has hired BBC drama exec Rebecca O’Connor as its director of production. O’Connor,…
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Exclusive: Keith Le Goy on ‘Twisted Metal’ “buzz” as Sony’s next video game adaptation hits market
LA Screenings is well and truly underway, with shows already beginning to move. Sony Pictures…
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Lionsgate acquires religious drama ‘The Chosen’ for global distribution
Lionsgate has acquired global distribution rights to all seasons of event series The Chosen, from creator, director and…
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Sony strikes global deals for ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘Winter King’ & ‘Ten Pound Poms’
A slew of international broadcasters and platforms have struck deals for Sony Pictures Television (SPT)…
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Japan preps new tax incentive scheme to entice international TV & film productions
Japan is expanding its tax incentive scheme as it looks to attract international TV and…